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Subcommittee backs bill requiring attorney guardians ad litem when parties are represented
Summary
The South Carolina House subcommittee adopted an amendment and gave House Bill 3,622 a favorable report to generally require guardian ad litem appointments in private custody or visitation cases be licensed attorneys when parties are represented, while preserving limited lay-guardian options.
A South Carolina House subcommittee on Thursday amended and gave a favorable report to House Bill 3,622, which would generally require guardian ad litems in private child custody or visitation cases to be licensed attorneys in good standing with the South Carolina Bar when parties are represented.
The amendment, offered during the Domestic Relations, Business and Probate Law Subcommittee meeting, would allow parties to mutually agree in writing, with court approval, to the appointment of a lay guardian ad litem and would give courts discretion to appoint a lay or attorney…
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